OSWOA - Ghost Trees 1

Often in areas on a flood plain or at the edge of a marsh you will find the skeletons of trees standing in lush grass.

These are a few of the trees I have at the edge of the Snelgrove Brook at the back of my property.

If you would like more information about OSWOA please go to my post on 12 March 2010.

The OSWOA shown here is an original watercolour paintings using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $40.00 and sold unframed.

ACEO - Boat 1

Even though the temperature was 19F (-7C) and foggy, by 11:00am the sun was out and by the afternoon the temperature made it up to 40F (4C).

It was nice to have a warmer temperature and no snow flurries for a change. It makes you want to start thinking about the things you can go out and do in the warmer weather; which is why today I did a boat with its sails furled waiting for the warmer weather to go skimming across the lake.

The ACEO shown is an original watercolour painting using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.

If you would like more information about ACEO please go to my post on 11 March 2010.

Gentle Breeze

It is April and we are still getting snow flurries. They have continued on and off since yesterday; some spring temperatures would be a pleasant change.

This is the kind of weather I would like to see. A warm gentle breeze softly rustling the shade giving leaves on a summer afternoon.

Congratulations to Mr. William Winter of London, Ontario on his selection of Gentle Breeze, an original 8" x 10" framed acrylic.

Autumn Tranquility

This is a painting I had started last autumn.

It is a scene from the top of the middle field behind the barns and is the gateway to three of the lower fields. Behind the distant treeline is the Snelgrove Brook. It is part of the Miller Creek water system and divides the back part of my property through the wetlands, which are home to a multitude of wildlife including deer, bear, wolves, beaver, an occasional moose, and is both a nesting ground for waterfowl and a rest area the during migration.

This is an original 11" x 14" framed acrylic painting selected into the collection of Fortune Palace, Prince George, B.C.

Misty Morn

At least we have sunshine today and slightly warmer temperatures but still unseasonably cold.

Today I chose to work with another "grey" combination using only Antwerp blue and burnt sienna. I feel this combination of greyed colours have a very soft effect, without any harshness.

Thank you to collector Dr. David T. Barnard PhD. of Kingston, Ontario on his purchase of this original 10-1/2" x 13-1/2” framed watercolour painting and Morning Mist (see yesterday's posting).

Thank you for coming to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.

Morning Mist

Another grey overcast day with temperatures hovering just above freezing and they are calling for snow overnight. I decided I may as well paint something in grey tones to match the day.

Using only various mixtures of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna for the entire painting; I am fairly pleased with the end result of a misty day where the ice on the lake is slowly thawing but the open water has yet to appear.

Morning Mist is an original 7" x 8-1/4” framed watercolour available for $180.00.

Confirmed Show for 2011 - April

This is a listing of confirmed shows that I will be exhibiting my artwork at this year. I will update the list as more shows are added.

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
01 May - 12 May 11 Once More From The Top
Opening Reception 01 May 11 from 1-4pm.
05-23 Jun Temperatures Rising
Opening Reception 05 Jun 11 from 1-4pm.
11-29 Sep Changes
Opening Reception 11 Sep 11 from 1-4pm.
30 Oct – 16 Nov Outdoor Painters' Group Show
Opening Reception 30 Oct 11 from 1-4pm.
04-23 Dec 11 & 03-05 Jan 12 Christmas
Opening Reception 04 Dec 11 from 1-4pm.

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont
BuckhornArtistsGroup
21-23 May 23rd Annual Among Friends Art Show
06-14 Aug 21st Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

Norwood Legion Hall – Branch 300, Corner of Alma and King Street, Norwood, Ont.
01-03 Jul Norwood Annual Art Show and Sale 10-4pm.

Settler’s Village, Bobcaygeon, Ont.
SettlersVillage
15-17 Jul Bobcaygeon Fine Arts Festival